Major League Baseball wasted no time before making a statement to begin the 2020 season.
As Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reported would happen, the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals took part in a "moment of unity" prior to Thursday's Opening Day game at Nationals Park.
Players lined up along the first and third baselines and held a long piece of black fabric. Adler noted it was "a way to demonstrate connectedness in an era where social distancing guidelines won't allow them to link arms."
What's more, a video with current and former players saying "Black Lives Matter" played before Morgan Freeman narrated a message that said, in part, "Equality is not just a word, it is our right.